Autograph letter signed from William Surrey Hart, Newhall, California, to Joseph Quincy Adams [manuscript], 1929 March 14.

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Autograph letter signed from William Surrey Hart, Newhall, California, to Joseph Quincy Adams [manuscript], 1929 March 14.

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Letter explains photographs which were enclosed with the letter, showing Hart as Shaksepare in a play entitled "When Bess was Queen," by Elwyn A. Barron. He is convinced that he is related to Shakespeare on the Hart side.

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Adams, J. Q. (Joseph Quincy), 1881-1946

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...

Hart, William S. (William Surrey), 1864-1946

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Stage and motion picture actor, film director, author. Best known for his roles in western films. From the description of Papers, ca. 1889-1947. (Natural History Museum Foundation, Los Angeles County). WorldCat record id: 18438931 Actor, movie cowboy 1914-1925, author. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1930-1939]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 15025720 ...

Barron, Elwyn Alfred, 1855-

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Elwyn Alfred Barron was born in Lima, New York, in 1855. Educated at Robert College in Tennessee between 1868 and 1872, Barron worked at the Chicago Inter-Ocean in 1877. Until 1895 he was a drama critic and editorialist for this newspaper, which served as the primary source of news for the Midwestern and Western business community during this period. His work brought him into the orbit of many renowned American actors of the period; out of this experience he published an admiring bi...